George Bernard Shaw wanted to reform English spelling so that it was more logical. He asked the following question as an example: How do we pronounce the word "ghoti"? His answer was "fish" —the gh = f as in rouGH; the o = i as in wOmen; the ti = sh as in naTIon — a joke, of course, “ghoti” is not even a real word; however, it demonstrated the inconsistency of English spelling.

This Thursday crossword features the resulting odd-looking “quotation” — THE GH FROM ENOUGH(17A. What to use to spell 30-Down, according to George Bernard Shaw, reputedly, Part 1),THE O FROM WOMEN (36A. Part 2), THE TI FROM NATION (57A. Part 3) and GHOTI(30D. “Fish”). Well, I really don’t care for “quote” crosswords.

Other — AMHERST (35D. One of the Five Colleges),BOUTIQUE(11D. Shop), DETROIT (52A. Lion’s home), GLISTEN (18D. Shine),HERE WE GO (37D. Shout at the top of a roller coaster),MELISSA(22A. Notorious 1999 computer virus),PRELUDE (48A. Intro),TORYISM (25A. Conservative philosophy in Britain).